U.S. stocks traded slightly higher toward the end of trading as investors digested the recent jobs report for the month of June.
The Dow traded up 0.24% to 31,460 while the NASDAQ rose 0.28% to 11,654.14. The S&P also rose, gaining, 0.22% to 3,911.36.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Health care shares rose by 0.6% on Friday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ORMP ), up 39% and Clovis Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLVS ) up 32%.
In trading on Friday, materials shares dipped by 0.5%.
Top Headline
The US economy added 372,000 payrolls in June, following a revised 384,000 growth in May. Analysts, however, were expecting for a 268,000 gain in jobs. Average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls increased 0.3% to $32.08 in June. The US unemployment rate came in unchanged at 3.6% in June.
Equities Trading UP
Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE: SRG ) shares shot up 82% to $11.05 after the company appointed Adam Metz as Chairman. Preliminary proxy materials also indicated the board recommended shareholders to approve a proposed plan sale.
Shares of Aditxt, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTX ) got a boost, ...
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